Shoulder SubluxationShoulder subluxation commonly occurs in the setting of hemiplegia after stroke, although the presence of pain is highly variable. Arm boards and the selective use of slings help in reducing subluxation. Electrical stimulation may have a beneficial effect as well.17

…first 3 months after stroke. Stroke survivors often require bladder…dysfunction is common after stroke because of physical inactivity…patients have diarrhea after stroke because of antibiotic side…by contracture, glenohumeral subluxation, rotator cuff disease, or bicipital…

…common presenting symptoms of stroke, and deficits in these areas…that may be manifested after a stroke has already occurred. Reflex…syndrome type I) may occur after stroke, although most post-stroke…from mechanical (e.g., joint subluxation) or central (e.g., thalamic…

…of symptoms. Atlantoaxial subluxation is potentially the most devastating…is approximately 15%. The subluxation is due to laxity of the annular…diving, pentathlon, butterfly stroke in swimming, diving start…symptoms develop. Atlantoaxial subluxation is screened by lateral cervical…

…instability in 1980. It describes glenohumeral subluxation or dislocation in multiple directions. The primary abnormality…and to act as a sling against inferior subluxation. • Hold the arm in slight flexion and about…swimming with the backstroke or butterfly stroke, heavy overhead use of the involved arm…

…instability represents a spectrum of disorders ranging from shoulder subluxation, in which the humeral head partially slips out of the glenoid…own dislocations.Patients with neurologic problems such as stroke, brachial plexus injury, and poliomyelitis may present with…

…associated with a small but potentially devastating risk of stroke or death. After institution of an aggressive screening program…blunt cerebrovascular injury should decrease the incidence of stroke. Our present protocols require a four-vessel angiogram for patients…

…inflammation may lead to subluxation of the metacarpophalangeal…rheumatoid arthritis. Subluxation results from synovitis and weakening…clinician makes an upward stroke to depress the medial synovial pouch. A downward stroke on the lateral aspect…

…The patella also can be examined for subluxation while the knee is moved through a range…of rheumatoid arthritis, a posterior subluxation of the tibia on the femur may be observed…anterior cruciate tear or laxity. Anterior subluxation may represent more complex instability…

…at the beginning of the pull-through phase of the swimming stroke (Fig. 21M2-8A). In the backstroke, the greatest stress is…stretch the capsule to the point at which they develop anterior subluxation.43 Figure 21M2-8 Swimmer’s shoulder. A, During the beginning…

…insufficiency. The degree of instability is categorized as subluxation with partial separation of the humeral head from the glenoid…and swimmers especially with the backstroke or butterfly stroke. The flexibility that allows an athlete to compete at a high…

…epicondyle.Rotator cuff tendonitis is caused by repetitive overuse and may be related to anteroposterior glenohumeral instability. Subluxation of the glenohumeral joint may also be present. Biceps tendonitis can present as anterior shoulder pain.Tennis elbow, or lateral…